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File & manage your claim
Start or continue a disability compensation claim on VA.gov.
Track where your claim or appeal is in the process.
What the VA looks for and how the process works.
Monthly payment tables by rating and dependents.
Key VA forms
Application for Disability Compensation and Related Benefits.
Intent to File. Locks in your effective date while you prepare.
Statement in Support of Claim (personal and buddy or lay statements).
Statement in Support of a claim for PTSD or a related mental-health condition.
Authorization to release private medical records to the VA.
Application for TDIU (Individual Unemployability).
Appoint a VSO or accredited representative to help with your claim.
Application for Veterans Pension (needs-based).
Appeals & decision reviews
Supplemental Claim. Add new and relevant evidence.
Higher-Level Review. A senior reviewer re-examines the same evidence.
Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement) to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.
Compare your three options and their deadlines.
Evidence, exams & records
The forms examiners use. Read the one for your condition before a C&P exam.
Download records, including exam results, via the Blue Button tool.
Get your service records and claims file (C-file).
A plain walkthrough of the exam and what to say.
The rules (regulations & manuals)
The official schedule of ratings and diagnostic codes.
The rules that govern how the VA decides claims.
The internal manual VA staff use to process claims.
Toxic-exposure benefits and presumptive condition lists.
Get help
Free, VA-authorized help from a VSO, claims agent, or attorney.
Confidential crisis support, 24/7.
VA benefits & general questions: 1-800-827-1000
Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988, then press 1 (or text 838255)
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